InterSystems first on ITK accreditation
InterSystems has become the first IT supplier to achieve NHS Interoperability Toolkit accreditation from the NHS, for an integration solution based on Ensemble.
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Morecambe Bay creates stabilisation plan
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust has launched a stabilisation plan to bring major and persistent problems with its electronic patient record system, Lorenzo, under control.
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Connelly to lead information revolution
The Department of Health’s director general for informatics is to lead the government’s information revolution, according to a letter setting out the next stage of the Liberating the NHS reforms.
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Cruickshank: clarity needed on future
John Cruickshank, the author of a well received report on ‘Fixing NHS IT’, has called for more clarity about its future direction following the effective end of the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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Little change on LSP contracts: Connelly
The Department for Health’s director general for informatics has emphasised that local service provider contracts are still in place; although negotiations with CSC have yet to be concluded.
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NPfIT future is modular and locally-led
The National Programme for IT in the NHS’ centralised approach is “no longer required” and will be replaced with “more locally-led” procurement and a modular approach to deployment.
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End of NPfIT to be announced today
The National Programme for IT in the NHS is set to end in its current form, a ministerial statement will announce this morning.
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Doubts mount over acute ASCC funding
NHS hospital trusts in the south of England have been told that they are unlikely to receive any central funding through a planned new Additional Supply Capability and Capacity procurement, E-Health Insider has been told.
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Problems reported at Morecambe Bay
Staff and patients at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust are reporting issues with the Lorenzo electronic patient record system that went live at the start of June.
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‘Large numbers’ of staff to lose jobs
The Department of Health’s informatics directorate is one of the few areas of the NHS that is safe from change for the moment, a letter from NHS chief executive David Nicholson has warned.
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